About a month ago, while in the drive through at
Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad
day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much at
8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The moved
slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman
behind me my car. I could tell this
her. The entire time that I waited in line for my
coffee this woman didn’t .
Looking back at her I could tell she was
wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I up
and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧员) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card
and paid for her coffee.
Just 30 minutes later I was again in
line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I
was when the same woman came up to my
driver’s side window. She me a
twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and
said, “These are for you. You are the one who
gave these to me , right? All I need you
to do is ask the barista to give the back
to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her
for what I had done!
When she got back into her today
she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that
early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me
feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.
As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved
and yelled out, “Have a day!” I yelled
back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.
1.A. force B. strength C.
power D. energy
2.A. line B. time C.
sun D. bus
3.A. knocked B. touched C.
kicked D. watched
4.A. excited B.
calmed C. worried D.
entertained
5.A. apologize B. smile C. complain D.
bother
6.A. pulled B.
looked C. turned D.
walked
7.A. standing B. waiting C.
parking D. pacing
8.A. amused B. confused C.
disappointed D. shocked
9.A. handed B. owed C.
presented D. asked
10.A. clever B. kind C.
honest D. modest
11.A. privately B. secretly C.
originally D. totally
12.A. card B.
change C. bill D.
coffee
13.A. consideration B. respect C.
desire D. appreciation
14.A. office B.
home C. car D.
room
15.A. free B. quiet C. regular
D. good
